Local Sports Roundup, 4/12

The Central High School baseball team pulled away down the stretch for a 7-5 win over Amarillo Tascosa on Friday at Nathan Donsky Field.

After the Bobcats jumped out to a 4-1 lead through three innings, Tascosa scored three in the fourth off Central starter Davis Martin to tie the game at 4-4.

Central answered with a run in the fifth and two in the sixth and held on for a 7-5 win with Josh Barnett closing out the final two innings.

The Bobcats improved to 16-6-2 overall and 9-2 in District 2-5A, while Tascosa is 14-8, 5-6.

“It was kind of one of those games that for a while was back and forth,” Central head coach Patrick Penry said. “Tascosa’s a great ballclub. They were ranked in the top 25 at the beginning of the season, so they’re a good hitting and good pitching team, and they came to play.”

Martin went 2 for 4 for Central’s only multihit day, while Nick Barron went 1 for 3 with two RBIs.

Behind a strong pitching performance by Keeley Painter and home runs by Bailey Goltl and Jana Camron, the Lake View High School softball team rolled to a 17-2 District 4-4A win over Hereford on the road Friday.

Rita Belle Kincannon went 3 for 4 and Michelle Dye made some great fielding plays in the outfield for the Maidens, said head coach Sarah Davies.

Lake View improved to 17-13 overall and 6-2 in district, while Hereford dropped to 1-19 and 0-8.

The Maidens travel to Lubbock High on Tuesday, before finishing the regular season at home against Plainview on Thursday.

Lake View Baseball

Chiefs still winless in District 4-4A

The Lake View High School baseball dropped a 9-0 decision Friday on the road against Lubbock High in the final game of their two-game series.

Lubbock High (15-8 overall and 7-1 in district) won the opening game 13-0 in San Angelo on Tuesday.

Lake View dropped to 7-13 and 0-8.

The Chiefs will play Game 1 of a three-game series on the road against Lubbock Monterey on Tuesday.